The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
NEBRASKA NOTES.

8. d. Lyster, coming from Chicago
wat arrested Friday at Cambridge, fol
passing counterfeit money in Holdrege
He was taken to Phelps county for trial
The Simms herd Of shorthorns was
sold at Lincoln Friday at good figures
The sale was we'll attended and some
of the COWS sold at good figures. Fifth
Princess Of the Valley, Miller & Red
field, Lincoln, $235. Second Highland
Princess, Isaac johnson, Lincoln, SOS
Terrible crimes are becoming frequen,
in Nebraska. Sunday another one wa
added to the list, the murder of q mar
named Deckman, in Clay County, and
the arrest of his wife and her alleged
paramour on suspicion OF having com.
mitted the crime.
A report comes from Reynolds Of the
finding Of the dead body of a man in the
pasture field near the home of Adolph
Kasporek, the other day. Foul play il
feared, as there wal an incision at the
butt OF the left a and a cash in the
neck. Decomposition had set in. The
coroner was notified.
John d. James, who wa convicted
not long ago of adultery and sentenced
to sixty days imprisonment, and has
served only about one-third of his time,
has been pardoned. Psrdons are getting
to be frequent at Lincoln. This one
was granted on account of i'll health.
Ward Cunningham, working in a hay
field near Falls City, was struck by
lighting and instantly killed. The young
man was from Pennsylvania, and had
not been west long. The reported sad
feature in connection with the young
mans death was the arrival of q brother,
who had come on a visit and intended
to surprise the deceased.
At Bellevue Saturday morning fifteen
cars of q special freight train bound for
Omaha was wrecked. There two
tramps on the train, n Of whom went
down in the wreck and was killed. It is
believed by persons who examined the
switch that it had been tempered with.
The name of the tramp killed could not
be learned.
The Tribune Office at Belvidere came
near being destroyed by fire the other
day. The fire started by the explosion
of gasoline in the building. By extraor.
binary efforts the building and most OF
the contents were saved. Loss $50
Editor Price removed to another build
ing and commenced work with the
burned remains of his Office.
Word comes from O'Neill the other
morning OF the accidental shooting OF
the 15-years-old son Of Mrs. B. L. Bader,
living in the northwestern part Of the
county. He was trying to put a cap
on an old musket when the gun was
discharged, the contests entering his
breast. Death followed almost instant
ly. His mother is a widow.
At an early hour Saturday morning a
fire broke out in the rear of L. NJ.
Woods restaurant, at Stromsburg, and
being without any fire protection, it soon
burned out one billiard hall, boarding
house, two millinery establishments, res.
taurant, meat market, McKeeveris law
Office, post Office and Headstrom's dry
goods store. The total loss will reach
$4,000. A large part of the goods were
saved.
1t is claimed for the crops in Nebraska
this season that they lead in quality and
quantity many other states. From
the crop summary which will appear in
th:s weeks edition Of the Farmers
Reriem, it will be said that the counties
reporting in Nebraska show an average
in her spring wheat crop Of 81 per cent.
That the outlook for Nebraska corn
crop is estimated from the same sum-
mary at 1O2 per cent.
At Falls City the other day Dr.. ]. L.
Candy and Alex. Snow waived examin-
alton before the county Judge on q
charge of perjury, and were each put
under $1,000 bonds for appearance at the
District Court. The day before the
Doctor had an examination before the
county judge on q charge Of horse
stealing, and was placed under $1,000
bonds for his appearance at the next
term OF the District Court.
Saturday afternoon the front of a
large two story brick building under
way at Beatrice, belonging to j. 8.
Cradle and s. X. Davis, fell, carrying
with it the scaffold and several men who
were laying brick. r. McCann, who
was working on the sidewalk, was
struck and buried under the ruins with
the other men. The men were soon
taken out, but Mccain died. It is sup
posed that q number of workmen have
received fatal injuries. The loss on the
building will bs considerable.
After the military retired from Ne.
braska City (vho were sent there to
guard the execution Of Hoffman, a mob
Of about two hundred and fifty men col
lected about the Jail, and by force broke
it open and got possession Of Lee She'll
enberger, the alleged murderer of his
own daughter, and about 8 O'Clock q. m,
the oath hung him up by the neck, to
the limb of a tree in the court house
yard until he vas dead. He died pro-
testing his Innocence, and when asked,
refused to charge the murder on his wife.
During q drunken melee At house ct
prostitution at Sidney last Thursday
morning, Jack Morley, bartender at
Winters saloon, shot and MORALLY
Marshal ". ?. Miles. 1t seems
that Miles eudeavored to take q pistol
from Morley, aud during the semitic the
gun was discharged. It js claimed that
the shooting q accidental. Morley
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